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Separation loss between 2 aircraft at same altitude while controller trying to maintain 5 miles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cam |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 179647 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 24000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Reroutes to bos routed through sector. Turned second aircraft for spacing with first aircraft. C/a went off. I descended front aircraft and turned second one from 60 to 20 degree heading. 5 mi sep was lost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEPARATION LOSS BETWEEN 2 ACFT AT SAME ALT WHILE CTLR TRYING TO MAINTAIN 5 MILES.
Narrative: REROUTES TO BOS ROUTED THROUGH SECTOR. TURNED SECOND ACFT FOR SPACING WITH FIRST ACFT. C/A WENT OFF. I DSNDED FRONT ACFT AND TURNED SECOND ONE FROM 60 TO 20 DEG HDG. 5 MI SEP WAS LOST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.